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Nearly 30 cats survive Germantown house fire
WPVI-TV Local News
Jan 13Philadelphia firemen got a lot more than they bargained for when battling a house fire in Germantown early Thursday evening. Fire broke out around 6:00 p.m. at a home on the 100 block of West Manheim Street. The fire was brought under control in less t... »
North Korea calls Kim Jong Un 'supreme leader'
Courierpostonline.com
Dec 29North Korea declared Kim Jong Il's son and successor "supreme leader" of the ruling party, military and the people during a memorial Thursday for his father in the government's first public endorsement of his leadership. Kim Jong Un, head bowed and som... »
N. Koreans salute, cry for late leader Kim Jong Il
courierpostonline.com
Dec 28North Korea's next leader escorted his father's hearse in an elaborate state funeral on a bitter, snowy day Wednesday, bowing and saluting in front of tens of thousands of citizens who wailed and stamped their feet in grief for Kim Jong Il. Son and suc... »
N. Koreans line streets for Kim Jong Il's funeral
Courierpostonline.com
Dec 28Tens of thousands of North Koreans lined snow-covered streets on Wednesday, wailing and clutching their chests as a black hearse carried late leader Kim Jong Il's body through the capital for a final farewell that ended with a 21-gun salute. The funera... »
Phila. entertainment site to open
Courierpostonline.com
Dec 16A long-anticipated dining and entertainment district on the site of the former Spectrum is to open in April with a new name. "There will be nothing like it anywhere," asserted Ed Snider, chairman of Comcast-Spectacor. His firm and project developer The... »
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Comic Roundup: Captain America & Bucky, Nancy in Hell on Earth and the Transformers
geekadelphia
Jan 31This week in the Roundup I review the latest issue of Captain America & Bucky, the return of Nancy in Hell from Image and the second half of IDW’s new era of Transformers comics in Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Captain America & Bucky #626 By James... »
XFINITY Live! to open earlier than expected
The Phanatic Magazine
Jan 27PHILADELPHIA – XFINITY Live! Philadelphia, Philly’s new dining and entertainment district under construction on the former site of the legendary Spectrum, will now open in time for the two upcoming Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concerts, comi... »
Job fair coming to sports complex on Jan. 15
The Phanatic Magazine
Jan 12XFINITY Live! Philadelphia is conducting a career fair at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday, January 15 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in which Philadelphia’s new dining and entertainment district will attempt to fill 750 needed positions. Hiring Managers fr... »
XFINITY Live!, A New State-Of-The-Art Entertainment And Dining District Coming To The Sports Complex, Will Include A Victory Beer Hall, Non-Stop Sports On Giant LED Screens, A 300-Foot Turf Field And More
Uwishunu
Dec 20This is huge. Say hello to “XFINITY Live!,” one of the most highly anticipated new developments slated for Philadelphia in the new year. Highlights include a mechanical bull, a pro-quality 300-foot artificial turf field, a steakhouse, a 24-foot wide, o... »